Burial-vault.



L. 0. DICKINSON.

BURIAL VAULT..

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10. NHL.

Patented Oct. v16,

LACELL 0. DICKINSON, OFELL'IIEA, NEW YGBK.

B'UEIAL-VA'ULT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (int. 316, 1211?.

Application filed May 10, 1917. Serial No. 167,651.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, LACELL O. DICKIN- son, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Elmira, county of Chemung, State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial-Vaults, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to burial vaults and more particularly to thejoint between the receptacle and cover.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a joint that will bepermanently tight and so formed that when the cover is applied it willreadily assume its proper position without liability of dislodging thejoint compound.

Other objects and the features of novelty will be apparent from thefollowing "description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vault embodying the invention, aportion being shown in section; and

Fig. 2 is an end elevation with a portion shown in section.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates a concrete receptacle which maybe reinforced, in any preferred manner, as by the ordinary wire meshindicated at 11. The cover is indicated at 12 and may also be reinforcedwhich slopes downwardly toward the inte-' rior of the receptacle. At ahigher level 2 than the surface 17 is an inner joint surface 18 and fromthe surface 18 a surface 19 slopes outwardly to surface 17.

The cover 12 has surfaces 20' and 21 which match with the surfaces 17and 18, respecbetween which a suitable sealing compound 24 may bearranged. For this purpose I prefer a hardening compound of asphaltumand powdered asbestos made up to. a gummy consistency. I also place thiscompound between the surfaces 18 and 21.

The cover 12, between the surfaces 20 and 21 is preferably formed so asto provide a cavity or air space 25 between the abutting pairs of jointsurfaces. Lifting rings or hooks 26 may be provided on the cover 12.

In sealing up the Vault, the joint compound is applied to the surfaces17 and 18 as well as to groove 22. The inwardly sloping arrangement ofsurface 17 securely retains the compound which is applied there to andthe groove 22 retains the compound on surface 18. When the cover islowered onto the receptacle 10, the sloping arrangement of surface 19insures that the flange on the cover will readily pass. over theupwardly projecting flange, on the receptacle 10 without dislodging thesealing compound on surface 18, and also guides the cover to its properposition. Furthermore, the flange on the cover is prevented fromdislodging the sealing compound from surface 17.

Having described my invention what I claim is 1. A burial vaultcomprised of a concrete.

receptacle having an open top, the upper edge of the receptacle havinginner and outer surfaces adapted to recewe a sealing material, saidinner surface being above said outer surface, the outer surface beingsloped downwardly toward the interior and there being a downwardlysloping surface between said innerand outer surfaces, and a cover formedwith surfaces matching with said inner and outer surfaces and a surfaceopposed to said downwardly sloping surface and spaced therefrom when thecover is in position.

2. A burial vault comprised of a concrete receptacle and acovertherefor, the receptacle having an open top and provided on itsupper edge with inner and outer surfaces adapted to receive a sealingmaterial, said inner surface being above said outer surface, the lattersurface being sloped downwardly toward'the interior and there being asurface sloping outwardly from said inner'surface to said outer surface,and the cover being formed with surface matching with said inner andouter surfaces and therebetween spaced from said outwardly slopingsurface, and the cover and receptacle being formed witlrtongue andgroove in the inner of the pairs. of matchin surfaces.

In testimony whereof affix my signature.

LACELL o. DICKINSON.

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